Phil Read

Phil Read
MBE
Phil Read; MBE
	Read in 1968
Nationality	British
Born	1 January 1939; Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Died	6 October 2022 (aged 83); Canterbury, England
Motorcycle racing career statistics
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
Active years	1961 – 1976
First race	1961 350cc Isle of Man TT
Last race	1976 500cc Nations Grand Prix
First win	1961 350cc Isle of Man TT
Last win	1975 500cc Czechoslovakian Grand Prix
Team(s)	Yamaha, MV Agusta
Championships	125cc – 1968 250cc – 1964, 1965, 1968, 1971 500cc- 1973, 1974 Formula TT – 1977
Isle of Man TT career
TTs contested	14 (1961 – 1973, 1977)
TT wins	8
First TT win	1961 Junior TT
Last TT win	1977 Senior TT
Podiums	13

Phillip William Read, MBE (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer.

Grand Prix motorcycle racing results

Points system from 1950 to 1968:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6
Points	8	6	4	3	2	1

Points system from 1969 onwards:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Class	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank	Wins
1961	125cc	EMC	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			3	12th	0
	350cc	Norton		GER -		IOM 1	NED 4		DDR -	ULS 4	NAT -	SWE -				13	5th	1
	500cc	Norton		GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED 4	BEL -	DDR -	ULS -	NAT -	SWE -	ARG -			3	15th	0
1962	350cc	Norton	IOM 7	NED 6		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -							1	15th	0
1962	500cc	Norton	IOM NC	NED 3	BEL -	ULS 3	DDR -	NAT 4	FIN -	ARG -						11	3rd	0
1963	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	ULS -	DDR -	NAT -		ARG -	JPN 3			4	10th	0
	350cc	Gilera		GER 3	IOM NC	NED -		ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -		JPN -			4	11th	0
	500cc	Gilera			IOM 3	NED 2	BEL 2	ULS -	DDR -	NAT -	FIN -	ARG -	JPN -			16	4th	0
1964	125cc	Yamaha	USA -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM -	NED 2		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -		6	8th	0
	250cc	Yamaha	USA -	ESP 3	FRA 1	IOM NC	NED 2	BEL -	GER 1	DDR 1	ULS 1		NAT 1	JPN -		46	1st	5
	350cc	AJS				IOM 2	NED -		GER -	DDR -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -		6	6th	0
	500cc	Matchless	USA 2			IOM NC	NED 6	BEL 2	GER 3	DDR -						25	3rd	1
	500cc	Norton									ULS 1	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -		25	3rd	1
1965	125cc	Yamaha	USA -	GER -	ESP -	FRA -	IOM 1	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	8	10th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	USA 1	GER 1	ESP 1	FRA 1	IOM NC	NED 1	BEL 2	DDR 2	CZE 1	ULS 1	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	56	1st	7
	350cc	Yamaha		GER -			IOM 2	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	ULS -	FIN -	NAT -	JPN -	6	9th	0
1966	125cc	Yamaha	ESP 4	GER 3		NED 3		DDR 4	CZE -	FIN 1	ULS 3	IOM 2	NAT 4	JPN 5		29	4th	1
	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 3	GER -	FRA -	NED 2	BEL 2	DDR 2	CZE 2	FIN -	ULS -	IOM NC	NAT -	JPN 2		34	2nd	0
	350cc	Yamaha		GER -	FRA -	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	IOM -	NAT -	JPN 1		8	8th	1
1967	125cc	Yamaha	ESP 2	GER -	FRA 2	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL -	DDR 2	CZE -	FIN -	ULS 2	NAT -	CAN -	JPN -	40	2nd	2
1967	250cc	Yamaha	ESP 1	GER 2	FRA 2	IOM 2	NED -	BEL -	DDR 1	CZE 1	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	CAN 2	JPN -	50	2nd	4
1968	125cc	Yamaha	GER 1	ESP -	IOM 1	NED 1		DDR 1	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS 2	NAT 2				40	1st	6
1968	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	ESP 1	IOM NC	NED 2	BEL 1	DDR 2	CZE 1	FIN 1	ULS -	NAT 1				46	1st	5
1969	250cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -	FRA -	IOM NC	NED -	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	YUG -		15	13th	1
1969	350cc	Yamaha	ESP -	GER -		IOM NC	NED -		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 1	YUG -		15	13th	1
1970	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA -	YUG -	IOM -	NED 2	BEL -	DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 3	ESP -		22	12th	0
1970	350cc	Yamaha	GER -		YUG -	IOM -	NED 3		DDR -	CZE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		10	17th	0
1971	250cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER 1	IOM 1	NED 1	BEL -	DDR 3	CZE -	SWE -	FIN 10	ULS -	NAT 6	ESP 2		73	1st	3
	350cc	Yamaha	AUT -	GER -	IOM NC	NED 2		DDR -	CZE -	SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT -	ESP -		12	16th	0
	500cc	Ducati	AUT -	GER -	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	DDR -		SWE -	FIN -	ULS -	NAT 4	ESP -		8	18th	0
1972	250cc	Yamaha	GER -	FRA 1	AUT -	NAT -	IOM 1	YUG -	NED 4	BEL 3	DDR -	CZE 3	SWE -	FIN -	ESP -	58	4th	2
1972	350cc	MV Agusta	GER -	FRA -	AUT -	NAT 4	IOM NC	YUG 3	NED 5		DDR 1	CZE -	SWE 2	FIN -	ESP -	51	5th	1
1973	350cc	MV Agusta	FRA 2	AUT -	GER -	NAT -	IOM -	YUG -	NED 2		CZE 3	SWE 3	FIN 2	ESP -		56	3rd	0
1973	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 2	AUT -	GER 1		IOM -	YUG -	NED 1	BEL 2	CZE 2	SWE 1	FIN 2	ESP 1		84	1st	4
1974	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 1	GER -	AUT -	NAT 3	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 1	SWE 2	FIN 1	CZE 1				82	1st	4
1975	500cc	MV Agusta	FRA 3	AUT 3	GER 2	NAT 2	IOM -	NED 3	BEL 1	SWE 2	FIN -	CZE 1				76	2nd	2
1976	500cc	Suzuki	FRA Ret	AUT 3	NAT 2	IOM -	NED -	BEL -	SWE -	FIN -	CZE -	GER -				22	10th	0

References

↑ "MotoGP™ Riders". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

Other websites

Phil Read official web site
MotoGP Legends at MotoGP.com Archived 2017-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
Phil Read career statistics at MotoGP.com Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
Phil Read at iomtt.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by None	TT Formula One World Champion 1977	Succeeded by Mike Hailwood

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